Improvement in car-spittoons



L'H. QUACKENBUSH. CAR-SPITTOQNS. v.No.179, 6 03.. LPatented July-k187iNPETERS. PHOTOAJTHOBRAPHER, WASHINGTON D C vertical central section ofUNITED STATES JAMES H. QUAOKENBUSH, OF KALKASKA, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.

May 27,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES H. QUAOKEN BUSH, of Kalkaska, in the county ofKalkasha and State of Michigan, have invented a new and ImprovedRailroad-Gar Spittoon, of which the following is a specification:

The accompanying drawing represents a my improved railroad-car spittoon.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap and readily-cleanedspittoon for railroad-cars, that may be applied to each seat and usedwith equal advantage for smokingcars.

The invention consists of an outer tube with Illll ot'inverted conicalshape,an intermediate layer or shell of suitable paperor cloth, closedat the bottom, and an interior tube with corresponding and overlappingtop rim,the\vhole to be seated into a perforation or seat of thecar-floor.

In the drawing, A represents the car-floor, which is provided preferablyat each seat, and at other points of the car, with perforations for theinsertion of the spittoons. Each perforation has a dishing or seat forthe rim of the spittoon. The spittoou consists of an outer longer tube,B, with top rim B, of inverted conical shape, fitting on the dishing ofthehole of the door. A shorter tube, 0, is fitted inside of the outertube, and has an overlapping top rim, 0, by which the ejections, ashes,&c., are conducted to the tube-section C. An intermediate layer orshell, D, of paper, cloth, or other suitable material, secures the tightfitting of the tubes, and closes the bottom CAR-SPITTOONS.

179,603, dated July 4,1876; application filed opening of the interiortube, to prevent the air from entering from below.

For smoking-cars, the bottom of the paper shellD is covered with sand,so that the ashes may not burn a hole into the same.

The tubes B and (J may be provided \vith notches, rings, or otherdevices, by which they may be readily lifted out for cleaning, the innertube being readily washed and the paper shell replaced from time totime, as required. The outer tube is preferably made of tin or suitablematerial, the inner being made of japanned tin or suitable material, orpapiermach, porcelain, or other material, as desired, forming a cheapand convenient spittoon, that takes up no space, keeps the car.clean,and may be easily cleaned and kept in order.

Having thus described my invention, 1- claim as-new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A spittoon for railroad-cars, made of an outerlonger tube, an 'interior shorter tube, and an intermediate layer orshell of paper or other fabric, closing the bottom of the interior tube,substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

2. A spittoon made of tubular outer and interior sections and anintermediate shell, and provided with a top rim of inverted conicalshape, substantially as and for the purpose described.

JAMES HENRY UAoK NBusH.

Witnesses:

ROBERT CRAWFORD, GEO. F. JOHNSON. I

